Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-19
STORM AND FLAME.
Eastern Nebraska Swept by Hur-
r1cane-Fatal Lightning-Kan-
saS WATERFRONT.
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan Raw
aged by Fire-The Cape Cod
Fires.
A Woman and Two Children Killed by an
Explosion of Coal OLA Whaler
Lost.

Lost.
OMAHA, Neb, May IA severe storm of
wind and rain swept over Eastern Nebras-
ka from south to north last evening doing
considerable damage in this city. A num-
Der of small houses were wrecked and the
lumber yards torn TO pieces. Reports from
various points indicate that the destruction
of property viii reach several thousand
dollars. AT Blue Springs, 100 miles south
of here, w. II. Ruinbaugh. janitor at the
school house, was fatally injured, and Mrs.
VIII Mathews was struck by lightning and
instantly killed The school house and
several other buildings were blown down.
WATERsPOUT.
HUTCHINSON, Kan, May IA special
from Nickerson says a large waterspout
broke near that city about four o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and literally flooded the
town in its lower portions. The track was
covered with water for two miles out, and
sidewalks flooded. No special damage will
result The rain has been general through
out the western portion of the State. At
this place it has been pouring down for six
hours.
FIRES IN MICHIGAN.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 14-Specials re-
ceived last night from a dozen points in the
Northern Michigan peninsula and the Wis
consin counties adjacent are to the effect
that the forest fires are increasing. The
whole peninsula is enveloped in smoke and
telegraph wires are badly crippled. Near
Palms, Mich, fires are raging fearfully and
fears are entertained that the town will
be burned. Though surrounded with green
grass the farmers on the clearings will lose
every thing. A large amount of pine and
cedar is burned. Dispatches from Salt
junction say men are being driven from the
camps by the fires on the coast. The fire is
raging fiercely and there is no telling the
amount of the damage. Near Newberry
the fires are dying out but the smoke is in
tolerable. Negaunee sends word that the
fires spreading to the north
and east, entering vast tract
Of valuable pine, the damage al
ready done amounting to $4,000. Near Cas-
cade valuable strip of hard timber is now
burning. At Baraga the smoke is getting
unbearable, and it looks as though the fires
were approaching the town. On the west
end of the old Marquette, Houghton, and
Ontonagon road the fires are SubSiding but
the damage is large. Great damage has
also been done along the Northwestern
road from Memoninee north.
MILK POISONING.
NEW York, May IAN extraordinary
case of milk poisoning is now under inves-
tigation by the health department. The
poisonous milk was obtained az Towners,
N. ", of a reputable dairyman and
distributed by mllkman against
whose reputation nothing can be al
legged. Though thirty-three persons all
told were poisoned ordinary tests fail to
reveal any thing wrong. The chemist to
the health board is preparing to thoroughly
analyZe it. The milkman received nine
cans of milk from the dairy and only one
of them, which was sold in Harlem, proved
unwholesome. The symptoms shown by
the poisoned people resembled those OF
cholera morbus. All of them have fully
recovered except two or three.
THE CAPE COD FIRES.
SANDWICH, Mass, May 1.-THE eXten.
sive forest fire which has prevailed on
Cape Cod since Wednesday is thought now
to be under control. Nearly 200 men
have started back fires on the Bar
low road, fighting the flames on that
line nearly to Pocasset, where they pro-
pose to eXtingush the fire. The principal
blaze was extinguished in West Falmouth
Yesterday after much effort Last night
the entire town of POcasset was in danger
of being burned, but by continually
drenching the houses with water, the place
was saved. The loss of lumber must be
heavy as but very few acres Of woodland
escaped the fire.
COLLISION.
MERIDIAN. Miss, May IAN extra en-
giue going south and a north bound paSsen-
ger train collided three miles north of
Waynesboro, Miss, on the Mobile & Ohio
road, last evening, resulting in killing Fire
man Robert Shenaught of the extra engine,
and injuring Engineer w. Z. Tew, Mail
Agent Bell and Conductor p. Hickey OF the
passenger train. Both engines were going
at full speed when they collided. The eX-
press, mail and baggage cars were badly
damaged and both engines were entirely
demolished.
COAL OIL FATALITY.
PITTsBURGH, Pa, May 14.-At Coalvalley,
a few miles from McKeesport. last even
ing Mrs. Cook was using petroleum oil to
kindle a fire when the contents of the can
were ignited and an explosion followed.
The woman ran out Of the house with her
clothing in flames and persisted in the yard.
The house took fire and was consumed, and
two little children who were in 1t persisted
in the flames. The third child only escaped
bv following her mother. The husband Is
miner
SHOPS BURNED.
MINNEAPoLIs. Mimi, May 1.-THE Cedar
lake shops of the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railway were destroyed by fire this morn
ing together with a number of freight cars,
causing a loss of $4,000. Shortly after
this a boarding house on South Seventh
avenue was burned, and Mrs Matt John
son persisted
wHALER LOST.
SAN FRANCIsCo, May 14-Private adyices
received here state that the whaling bark
Europa, Captain Hall, and crew of thirty
two were wrecked April II of the coast
of Japan, but no particulars are given.
The Europa is owned by Akin & Swift,
New Bedford, Mass, and left this port
December T.